Paroon Chadha, co-founder and CEO, says Passageways is seeking to create work spaces where people can 'feel like they really can get their slice of Silicon Valley right here in Lafayette.'

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A growing software development firm is hoping to make its mark on the fledgling downtown Lafayette startup scene after five years of cramming itself into Purdue Federal Credit Union's West Lafayette basement.

Passageways, which builds employee collaboration portals and software for the financial sector, health care industry and not-for-profit organizations, in July will move from its cramped space in Purdue Research Park to the Earl & Hatcher Block at 8 N. Third St.

In a small employee lounge off a narrow corridor of desks, Paroon Chadha, the company's co-founder and a Purdue ...